The harshest punishment

That is what widow of Bharat Borge, prime witness in chopper case, wants for the two arrested Air Works employees

The arrest of two Air Works cleaners for allegedly sabotaging Anil Ambani's helicopter is no consolation for Sangita Borge. Her husband Bharat, a key witness in the case, was recently found dead on the railway tracks in Vile Parle.

"My husband could have lived to see another day," said the bereaved widow. "Now, I have lost my husband and my children have lost their father." Speaking to MiD DAY from Borgewadi in Satara, Sangita said she was "proud" of her husband for standing up for what was right. However, she wished the police had nabbed the culprits before he died. "I don't even want to see their faces. What will I ask them? What can they say?" she asked.

"My husband was betrayed by all those responsible [for the sabotage]. They should be given the harshest punishment possible. That won't bring my husband back, but they deserve it," she added. Sangita said Bharat had been tense in the days before his death. But since he did not discuss the issue with her, she had not known about the two men.

She and her children had left for their hometown on April 14, before the sabotage came to light. The city no longer holds any special lure for her and she is in no hurry to return. "First, I will see to it that all of Bharat's last rites are completed. Only then will I return to Mumbai," she said.